The Indian army is arguably one of the most diverse, versatile and inclusive combat forces on earth There is an interesting story from the 1965 war between India and Pakistan. Pakistani President General Ayub Khan had attended the Sandhurst military academy in England before India's partition in 1947. Among his batchmates were officers who later joined the Indian army, including the army chief in the 1965 war – General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri – Ayub's company mate at Sandhurst. Fond of whisky and horses, the anglicized, urbane Ayub wore pinstriped suits and smoked a pipe.

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